Chinese New Year Wonton Soup Food

WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Place Filling ingredients in a bowl. Use a potato masher to mash until fairly smooth - about 20 mashes. Don't turn the prawn into a complete paste, small chunks are good.
• Use My Way (better Wonton Soup experience!) or the Asian Grocery Store Way (easier to pack for freezing).
• Lay Wontons on work surface. Use 2 teaspoons to put the Filling on the wontons. Work in batches of 5 if starting out, up to 15 or 20 if confident. Brush 2 edges with water. Fold to seal, pressing out air. Brush water on one corner and bring corners together, pressing to seal.
• Place wrapped wontons into a container with a lid as you work (so they don't dry out).
• To cook: bring a large pot of water to boil. Place wontons in water and cook for 4 minutes or until they float. Remove with slotted spoon straight into serving bowls. Ladle over broth.
• To freeze: Freeze uncooked in airtight containers. Cook from frozen for 6 to 8 minutes. IMPORTANT: Do not freeze if you made this with defrosted frozen prawns. (Note 11)
• Place Broth ingredients in a saucepan over high heat. Add white ends of scallions/shallots if leftover from Wonton filling.
• Place lid on, bring to simmer then reduce to medium high and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse. Pick garlic and ginger out before using.
• If using vegetables, blanch in the soup broth and place in serving bowl.
• Prepare noodles according to packet directions (if using noodles). Place in serving bowl with cooked wontons and blanched vegetables.
• Ladle over soup. Serve!

CHINESE NEW YEAR WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Mince 3/4 cup of mushrooms.
• Slice the rest.
• Saute' ham in oil, drain on paper towel.
• Set aside 6 shrimp and finely chop the rest.
• Add minced mushrooms, onions, and soy sauce to the chopped shrimp.
• Mix to a paste consistency.
• Place mixture in the middle of the wonton skin.
• Brush water on 2 borders of the skin, covering 1/4" from the edge.
• Bring one end over to form a triangle.
• Seal edges.
• Pull the other 2 ends together to meet and overlap under filling.
• Moisten 1 end, pinch firmly.
• Bring chicken broth to a boil.
• Add wontons, sliced mushrooms, green onions.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• Add reserved 6 shrimp and spinach.
• Cook until spinach wilts.
• Top with ham strips.

WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Reserve one green onion top for garnish; chop remaining green onions.
• Combine chopped onion, ground beef, celery, parsley, salt and pepper in a small bowl; mix lightly.
• Place approximately 1 1/2 tablespoonsful of ground beef mixture in center of each wonton square.
• Lightly dampen edges of square with water.
• Bring together corners; pinch to seal.
• Set aside.
• Bring broth to boil in large saucepan; reduce heat to medium.
• Add 1/2 of wontons; simmer 4 minutes.
• Remove cooked wontons with slotted spoon; keep warm.
• Repeat with remaining wontons.
• Cut reserved green onion top into thin diagonal slices.
• Add to hot broth with spinach and carrot.
• Place wonton in soup bowls.
• Top with broth mixture.

CHINESE TAKE-OUT WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• To make the stock: In a large stockpot, combine the chicken, stock, peppercorns, ginger, onion, carrot, celery and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and continue to simmer the stock uncovered 30 minutes, skimming the froth from the top every now and then and discarding it.
• Strain the stock into another large pot, discarding the bones and vegetables. Skim and discard the fat from the top of the stock with a large spoon. Depending on how aggressively your stock has cooked, it may have reduced somewhat. Taste the stock.
• If it is a little salty, add water in 1/4 cup increments until a balance has been achieved.
• To make the wontons: In a large bowl, combine the pork, 2 Tblsp of green onion, the wine, soy sauce, five-spice powder, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. To taste for seasoning, heat a small skillet and fry a tablespoon size patty until it's no longer pink inside. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
• On a work surface, lay out about 6 wonton wrappers, keeping the remaining wrappers covered with plastic so they don't dry out. Moisten the edges with your fingertip dipped in water. Drop 1 Tblsp of the pork filling into the center of each wrapper and flatten it slightly, leaving a generous border. Press another wrapper on top, like ravioli. Press from the center out to the edges to remove any air from the wonton. Run your finger around the edges to seal.
• Arrange the wontons on a parchment-lined sheet pan and refrigerate while you continue with the remaining wrappers and meat mixture. You may have some leftover filling.
• You can make more wontons and freeze them up to 1 month or cook extra for large appetites.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the wontons 6 at a time and cook for 4 minutes, stirring to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Remove the wontons from the pot and transfer them to a covered dish to keep warm. Repeat until all the wontons are cooked.
• Ladle the stock into bowls and add 2 wontons to each serving. garnish with the chopped green onions. Serve hot.
• The stock can be made up to 2 days in advance.

WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• Soup Base:.
• Place ingredients for soup base into a large soup pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes to combine flavors.
• Remove broth from heat and set aside.
• Wontons:.
• Place 2 tbsp chicken stock and cornstarch into a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
• Add minced scallions, minced ginger, pork, soy sauce, dry sherry, sesame oil, and sugar, and stir well.
• Fill a cup with water and set it nearby.
• Place a wrapper in front of you so that it looks like a diamond.
• Dip your finger in the water and moisten all 4 edges of the wrapper.
• Place about 1 tsp of the meat mixture in the center of the wrapper and fold in half over the filling to make a triangle.
• Press firmly along the sides to seal it and remove any excess trapped air.
• Moisten the left and right corners of the triangle and pinch them together.
• Place stuffed wonton on a wax paper lined baking sheet and cover lightly with a kitchen towel.
• Repeat until all wontons are made.
• Soup:.
• Bring reserved broth to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium low.
• Add wontons to simmering broth.
• Stir occasionally until wonton filling is firm and cooked through - about 5 minutes.
• Stir in spinach leaves and cook for 30 seconds until they wilt.
• Serve hot.